Registration open for second annual Staff Professional Development Week
2022 events take place Feb. 28-March 4
Event Information (passed)
University leaders will kick off Staff Professional Development Week on Monday, Feb. 28, 2-3 p.m., with keynote speaker, Olympic gold medalist Mary Wineberg, CECH ‘02, as she encourages us all to achieve our own dreams.
A full schedule of workshops will follow March 1-4, providing opportunities to learn new skills, indulge in self-care and engage in professional relationship building. You can add sessions you’re interested in directly to your calendars from the Staff Senate site.
Live captioning will be provided at all sessions (requests for other accessibility related accommodations can be made by emailing hrlearning@uc.edu no later than Feb. 21).
Staff Professional Development Week is a collaboration between the Staff Success Center, Staff Senate, and Central HR as part of the Staff Enrichment Pathway. All events will be held virtually due to COVID concerns.
If you or other staff need access to computers to attend sessions, please reach out to the Staff Success Center at hrlearning@uc.edu to sign up to use one of the computer labs to attend.
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